David Duke responds to Trump/media controversy

[RickJamesLich]

Not sure how people will react here but I felt this was pretty interesting, worth a view and may provide information that surprises you. I also would like to add days before this controversy came out, Trump did state specifically he disavowed the David Duke's "endorsement", for whatever reason the media has pretended that this has not happened.

[Hammerfest]

Yeah, there's something wrong when a candidate gets an endorsement from the likes of David Duke and doesn't reject it...

[Deleted]

Yeah, there's something wrong when a candidate gets an endorsement from the likes of David Duke and doesn't reject it...

Why would it even be a bad thing?

The point of running for office is to get as many votes as possible, hate to tell you this but racist citizens are still citizens and they still have a right to vote.

They're not going to get what they want, but they can vote.

By the same token, Bernie Sanders should condemn his communist supporters. Let's be real, they're all voting Bernie since he's the closest ideologically. Will Bernie condemn them? No.

[RickJamesLich]

Yeah, there's something wrong when a candidate gets an endorsement from the likes of David Duke and doesn't reject it...

Yo watch the video. It's 17 min long, if you gonna comment you can at least take the time to view what you're talking about.

[Venant]

Yeah, there's something wrong when a candidate gets an endorsement from the likes of David Duke and doesn't reject it...

Yeah I know, like when a candidate sits in church for over a decade with an insanely racist minister, stating that the man helped him to develop his worldview. I mean, if David Duke was Trumps personal pastor, that would be completely disqualifying, wright?

[Hammerfest]

Yeah I know, like when a candidate sits in church for over a decade with an insanely racist minister, stating that the man helped him to develop his worldview.

Yep, there was something wrong with that too.

[Goradan]

I don't know David Duke but I am a little suspicious of his past. however I think that need to know more before I have a definitive opinion of Dr. Duke.

[xChurch]

Why would it even be a bad thing?

The point of running for office is to get as many votes as possible, hate to tell you this but racist citizens are still citizens and they still have a right to vote.

They're not going to get what they want, but they can vote.

By the same token, Bernie Sanders should condemn his communist supporters. Let's be real, they're all voting Bernie since he's the closest ideologically. Will Bernie condemn them? No.

It's all about cost/benefit, the logic behind condemning him for not disavowing his support is that it will cost them more votes than it will gain them, and they aren't wrong about that. The fact he did disavow him though makes this really a non-issue, the media is just craving more views as usual.

[PACOX]

I don't know David Duke but I am a little suspicious of his past. however I think that need to know more before I have a definitive opinion of Dr. Duke.

Plenty of hour long documentaries about him on Youtube.

All you really need to know is white supremacist though.

[lockedout]

All you really need to know is white supremacist though.

I guess that's a bad thing?

[RickJamesLich]

I don't think there is any value to Donald Trump or any other candidate telling people not to vote for them, regardless of how objectionable the views of those people may be to others.

I'll be honest I really think this is just the media's lame attempt at putting the words "KKK" with Donald Trump, and hoping if they do it enough, there will be some weird psychological conditioning where people think "Donald Trump is the KKK!"

[bewbew]

Journalist claims this guy is KKK - He states he is not KKK.

Who to believe?

That is the problem with today's journalism and attacks to people's personas. You can't trust most accusations.

I get called racist for saying ghetto culture is trash and ruins the foundations for a law-abbiding community among people of low income involved in it. People will call you "racist", "nazi", "member of the KKK" over disagreements, to the point we have to doubt everything we hear.

Sad times.

[Damajin]

Yeah I know, like when a candidate sits in church for over a decade with an insanely racist minister, stating that the man helped him to develop his worldview. I mean, if David Duke was Trumps personal pastor, that would be completely disqualifying, wright?

You. You crushed this out of the park. Good job.

[xChurch]

I guess that's a bad thing?

Isn't any kind of racial supremacy bad?

Inc obligatory BLM criticism.

[RickJamesLich]

It's certainly possible, but I'd also expect a lot of people do genuinely care to see him (or any candidate receiving a similar endorsement) reject it.

He already has:



This was a few days before the "controversy" happened.

Words from him in August of 2015 (not long after the endorsement happened):

“I don’t need his endorsement. I certainly wouldn’t want his endorsement. I don’t need anybody’s endorsement,” Trump said.

http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/26/do...d-acted-alone/

Now I'm not saying David Duke in any way is a good guy or anything, but it really strikes me as bizarre that the left wing media has suddenly decided to make this an issue. I think the answer is pretty obvious as to why though. And don't get me wrong, Fox news pulls tons of shit too, but we've seen a huge amount of left wing media outlets go on about this story when he has already stated he didn't want David Duke's endorsement.

[Hiricine]

If I was running as a politician, I'd want approval from 100% of people, including the hate groups. Endorsements mean that the person supports YOU, not the other way around.

When support gets tricky is when you're getting money from people that you gave taxpayer money too. Like when public sector unions give money to politicians, which is really where the bad stuff happens. At least if the entire KKK gave 100% of their money to a candidate, they would be giving away money NOT taken from taxpayers (Though I'm sure theres a postal worker in there somewhere).

[Mormolyce]

I'm a little more concerned over the fact he said he didn't know who this guy was, despite being on record condemning him for being a racist in the past. And generally trying to dodge the question.

Well I say concerned, more amused really.

Not sure how people will react here but I felt this was pretty interesting, worth a view and may provide information that surprises you. I also would like to add days before this controversy came out, Trump did state specifically he disavowed the David Duke's "endorsement", for whatever reason the media has pretended that this has not happened.

It is kind of hard to keep up with him contradicting himself on a pretty much hourly basis.

[Goradan]

Plenty of hour long documentaries about him on Youtube.

All you really need to know is white supremacist though.

Then fuck him. I am half black and the jackass can burn as far as I care.

[xChurch]

I'm a little more concerned over the fact he said he didn't know who this guy was, despite being on record condemning him for being a racist in the past. And generally trying to dodge the question.

Well I say concerned, more amused really.



It is kind of hard to keep up with him contradicting himself on a pretty much hourly basis.

It was just a bad earpiece duh.

[I Push Buttons]

If I was running as a politician, I'd want approval from 100% of people, including the hate groups. Endorsements mean that the person supports YOU, not the other way around.

When support gets tricky is when you're getting money from people that you gave taxpayer money too. Like when public sector unions give money to politicians, which is really where the bad stuff happens. At least if the entire KKK gave 100% of their money to a candidate, they would be giving away money NOT taken from taxpayers (Though I'm sure theres a postal worker in there somewhere).

People who get paid by the government shouldn't be allowed to participate in the political process by donating to a candidate they support?